Draft of the introduction written by Alan Bennett for the dramatisation of 'The Wind in the Willows' at the National Theatre in 1991. 1991.

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Draft of the introduction written by Alan Bennett for the dramatisation of 'The Wind in the Willows' at the National Theatre in 1991. 1991.

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Comprises the typescript draft of Bennett's introduction for the Faber version of the dramatisation of Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in the Willows', produced at the National Theatre in December 1991. The draft contains many revisions of the text in autograph manuscript. On the first folio, in red ink, Bennett has added a caricature of his head and face.

1 envelope (ca. 18 ff.); manuscript and typescript.

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Grahame, Kenneth, 1859-1932

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Kenneth Grahame worked for the Bank of England and wrote articles and stories for journals, mostly about children. Collections of stories appeared in The golden age, published in 1895, and in Dream days, published in 1898. His best known work was The wind in the willows, published in 1908. Grahame became a recluse after the suicide of his son, Alastair, in 1920. From the description of Kenneth Grahame letters, 1918-1920. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: ...

Bennett, Alan, 1934-....

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Play first performed at the Lyric Theatre, London, in May of 1973. From the description of Habeas corpus. A play in two acts : typescript, 1973. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 656153718 Epithet: dramatist and actor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000499.0x0001a9 ...